Killer Dogs

Killer Dogs There are various views on dangerous dogs and their owners. Who’s to blame for the number of attacks on kids? In what follows I shall give an outline of these views presented in three texts by three different people and also how they’ve chosen to write these texts. The first text “Police back new law on killer dogs” is written by Jamie Doward who works for The Guardian. Because of the death of the five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson there has been a national debate concerning dangerous dogs. Senior police officer Bernard Hogan-Howe believes that the current legislation is confused and needs to be overhauled. Though it seems that the owners of these dogs are the target rather than the dogs themselves. Kiel Simpson whose dog killed Ellie Lawrenson is facing a jail sentence despite the fact that he’s already serving a life sentence. “The confusion saw hundreds of people in the Merseyside area hand in their dogs to police during an amnesty amid concerns they might be prosecuted.”
(p. 2, ll. 27-28). Clearly the owners seem to the problem in this text since they are the ones who have purchased these dangerous animals. “Pit bulls have certain traits but in the hands of responsible owners they would not be a danger. The act hasn’t worked; it’s failed to prevent a significant number of attacks.” (p. 2, ll. 39-40). This just emphasizes the view on this subject. Once again the owners are to blame because they haven’t been responsible when it comes to controlling their dogs. A RSPCA spokesman more or less agrees with this. “We don’t believe certain types are more dangerous than others. It’s extremely difficult to prove in court whether a dog is an American pit bull. There are only one or two people in the country who have the ability to prove it.” (p. 2, ll. 44-47). Not only are the children being victimized in this text. The dogs also seem to be the…...

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...domestic dog. For related species known as "dogs", see Canidae. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation).
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Domestic dog
Temporal range: 0.033–0Ma
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Pleistocene – Recent
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Nine different dog breeds
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. familiaris[1]
Trinomial name
Canis lupus familiaris[2]
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The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris,[2][3] or Canis familiaris) is a member of the Canidae family of the mammalian order Carnivora. The term "domestic dog" is generally used for both domesticated and feral varieties. The dog was the first domesticated animal[4][5] and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and pet animal in human history.[citation needed] The word "dog" can also refer to the male of a canine species,[6] as opposed to the word "bitch" which refers to the female of the species.
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...Killer dogs
1.
The first text is written by Jamie Doward. He mentions a senior police officer named Bernard Hogan-Howe who has demanded a change in the law on dangerous dogs. He wants a new law because a little girl was brutaly killed by a pit bull. The reason for changing the law is to protect children and victims of dog attacks in general. The girl's death led to an inspection where dog owners could get their perhaps dangerous and illegal dogs examined by the police. About 200 dogs where sent away. But later the dogs who got sent away was given back because of the big grey area there is about defining a dangerous dog. A man from a kennel club also said “ Pit bulls have certain traits but in the hands of responsible owners they would not be a danger”(L. 39-40). RSPCA is also critical about the current law and says that only a few people can define an American pit bull.
The second text is written by Victoria Stilwell who’s an animal-behaviour expert. She gives an outline on how you should act and deal with dogs. She says that it is important that you take your dog to dog training. She also says that it's very important that you chose your dog very carefully. She claims that it is the owner of the dogs’ responsibility if someone gets hurt and you may never leave kids alone with dogs. She uses the following example: “You would not leave your baby alone with a stranger - so why a dog?”(L.16). She does not believe the whole breed is the problem but only how the pets are......